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LONDON CONFERENCE,

EVACUATION PROPOSALS.

LONDON VIEWS,

LONDON, Aunist 11th. Penting the unfolding of M. Herrine's proposals for the evacuation of the Rohr at i Landem tet: freeter there is A kemoney adopt a cautious views as -regards this extent of the mandate given

To the Firm's Premier at L'abinet meeting.

· THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, AUGUST 12. 1924

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ANGLO-SOVIET TREATY.

RUSSIAN VIEWS

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PARTIAL SATISFACTION

BRITISHERS.

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Moscow, August 10th. Anouncing the signature of the Anglo- Soviet Treaty, which it describes as "one of, the principal events of the foreign policy of the Soviets," the Foreign Com-

the

communique says missariat in a Treaty brings nearer the realisation of an agreement recognising the Soviets.as

new form of political, social

it

ceonanie - regime.

The communique continues:

The

EXPERIENCES

OF NANNING IN 19237

THE CUSTOMS TRADE REPORT, Mr. FR. C. Surplice, Acting Commis sioner of Customs at Nanning, thus te counts the history of the port in his trade report be 1921: ---

The continuation of the political strife

LOCAL ·AND GENERAL.

Mr. H. G. Gardner, who has handelf over the management of the Penang branch of the Hongkong Bank to Mr. E. E. Deucony will in ̃accompauìed jutod his retirement by the good wishes of at host of friends in this Settlement, sags the Struïts Beho. He has done geaman's.

in the neighbouring province of Kwankwork on all sorts of otheial and unificial

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL SCHEME.

PREMIER EXPLAINS ITS

REJECTION, "

DEFENCE COMMITTEE'S STAND...

The following is the report of the Governmentès explanation of the rejec tion of the Chantel Tannel Scheme-given tung has detrimentally affected the embodies connected with the public wolfer in the House of Commons recently: mercial prosperity of this port throughout the whole year. The early part of the and is plate in the social and business. Mr. Hamsay MacDonald (Prime Minis year was a period of very great anxiety life of Penang will be hard to all to the commercial community owing to the uncertainty of the situation at Wa chum and beyond and to the waverius Settlements (Sir Lanence inillenard attitude of the military commanders stationed along the river dwtween San R.C.B., K.C.M.(1.) has gone to Java on ning and Wuchow. Launches arriving at theial visit to the tavernar General phers where they could he cinmunicated

H:E. the Governor of the Straits

ter), replying to Sir William Bull (C, Hammersmith), said:

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NOW FOR THE SUN!

LAY SIR HERBERT RABNERĮ, What Kipling wrote of the 'unforgiv- ing minute was

never

so true for us, who

live in enin-drenched and lenden-skied England, as it is in its application to the few brief months that we are rouchsafed. of sunlight,

At long last sumuner has come not by, the calender, for by it summer is naturés san. Every precius minute of sunshino bait is the partond of the heaven-the † should now be utilised for its health-giv- fog properties. For the suzir acts upon us in two ways both being vital to health

it acts on mail, and it nets on hely

golden sideration the questiour of the Channel the Best place the suit, he is

that swamp most people during this Tannot, which was brought to their notice magic banishes those moods of depress by the members of the House of Commons months when the skies are overcast and Channel Tunnel Committee 18 the rain deluges that is, those who | wich were, not infrequently, advised to of the Netherlands East Indies, His morundum with which the Committee are deemed to live in cities, damp, dark were good enough to furnish me it and charged with impurities. “Là the assured that they might proceed" Another

The Giverniment have had under, con-

Saturday's Soviets, while insisting on the main.on. remain where they were until they were Excellency, who is accompanied by Majoris states that virtually members of servind phice the action of the sun's rays

ane of the deerees nationalising big The Germans are known to be altsionis industry and cancelling debts, consent, to secure the withdrawal of the troops as quite au exceptional matter, to give

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By the time the British faves are duartial satisfaction to British subjects on

to leave Cologne, while Franer apparendition that the British Government

fuse our 50 per rent. Sfficient bodies with

new energy.

jonthy is zum willing to reduce the perical grants" a lent, the English claims beir down river for several trips before tainga glorious career in the past, is bring would in the absence of such approval Pitality, we beccnie slowly but assuredly

of the Bihr eraenation from two years to-one year subjrer to chtaining satis factory pledges. In Dis regard Feat Attaches a value to the assumus given by Mr. Macdonald that definite decision will be taken inpræediately in

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regard to the British withdrawal from handed over unless really advantageous controlled by the different commanders R.L.M. have been coulsordy retired sphere of syarty politics, I invited the wondrous light, turning all things towards

Colegas "M. Îberríól also favours agree ing to the Rühr Pracitation in return for comberdal compensațien; such as the free entry of iron ore, and other sole stance from Alsace Lorraine into the Ruhr.

FRENCH VIEWR.

Pants, August 11th. Le dowryal says that when negotiations! For the vacuation of the Ruby were opened. France would demand the resto zation of the commercial, privileges, she, «formerly enjoyed with Germanyu

Le Man states that the maximum pering Bard for the evacuation of the Bube is a year and the minimann right

to to months.

Beko"de Paris, says M. Horrist's most powerful argament to the exbine as rewards the ryncination was the fact that Britain hail decided to wait and ww how Germany roservis, their obligations fore deciding on the Colazny, which is to due to take place ira Dalary next

evacuation

BARLIER CABLES. PARIS August 10th.

uf

to the Soviet República"

Most folk have from two to four weeks

will not be travelling abroad this surp

stage in safety. During the whole journey Olive, A.D,U., is expected back in Singa is House have now declared their inten-those mysterious ultra-violet rays-ft-

hers attached the condition, to which th they were teser free from the danger of pure by the 28th inst. Mr. E. S. Hosetion to support the scheme. Some mem- being commandeered, and many instanca

Thu Dr. d, old-fashioned and firm) have been reported of unciis on the CG is the Officer Administering the House of Communs Channel, Tannet Com upward journey having been intercepted tigrnment of a Straits Settlements mitter assented, that the approval of the Heliever in the mens son de supore D Aval and military authorities and of the doctrine, works for complete health by by military, their cargots, either wholly during His Excellency absence.

Committee of Imperial Defence should energising both mind and body. Through or in part, being damped ashore and the vessels compelled to transport soldiers The Royal Indian Marine, which had first be given, and the Committer gave the long winter months we use up our

e to understand that the promoters :

efficient. We are, in fact, running Not the least of its covered by the amount of the pane the permitted to load up and continue the allwed to die out.

down Spring beings a way of lifegive balance of which will be levated te journey. And it not infrequently happen past and one services were performed in unwilling to launch the project.

that, having arrived at length at their waters which form part of the thinaatter to the Committee of Imperial |

nerdingly decided to refer the ing for. All things on earth move to

inpals of the sun. The sap of wards the Russian reconstruction. The emmerssiens destinations, they were prompt seized Station. The Dageria, Hardings The fence, partly in order to reinforce the the Trees rises, sendings germinate, man,

by the military there. In addition to Nethbrook, which, very often carrini verinent by the opinion of those who kind awakens again to the mystery an eventually granted to former holders"of

their fiability to be commandeerai, Indian troops to Singapore and Hong- nationalised property will be "ased on faunches had to pay various suns of kang have been paid off for over fee had had the responsibility of decidingwender of universal life. And bick of this question in the past and partly with this wonderfalmgtamorphesis there is the Nearly twenty officers of the

view to roving it altogether from the golden"ball alsve shedding its benign and striet business caletilation, and not her to the military as protection months.

money while passing through the zones |

in the past few months,

four former Prime Ministers who had life, fruition. In the early part of the year these sums

been chairmen of the Confitter of Im aggregated some 600 small-coin dollars." Colonel Commatidant L. F. T. "Halliday,

perial Defence (Lord Balfour, Mr. increased, and in the early patium one to the King, will be remembered for his launch reported having had to pay a service at the defence of the Legations at in) to attend a meeting on the subject.mer, I would offer a few suggestions fur auch as 30. The whole course of the Peking at the time of the Boxer outbreak The members of the Committee of En laying up a store of energy against the river, fram" Wachaw to Lungchew, was in 1000, when he won his Y., and perial Defence. Including the former winter. infested with pirates, to whom, again, was seriously wounded. The appoinument Prime Ministers, were given all possible information bearing on the subject large sums of money had to be disbursed. is conferred on commandants in rip Apart from several communications from The vincial authorities seemed telefof the good service pension of £150 per the House of Commons Channel Tunnel agterly unable to suppress these pests nau. Colonel Halliday did good staff Committee, including souse notes ETY who on one oceasion are reported to have work in the war. And had something to held up Marshal Ln Ying-tring while with T plans for the Zebrazze French official opinian and the verbatim notes of their deputation to myself, the a voyage from his home at Wuming to raid.

Committee were furnished with an ex- Jung how and to have sinuleted him to

haustive summary of the earlier history the time of $3,000,

The ideal way to pinenre the maximum the question. In addition they had benefit of the rays of the lifegiving sun before them a series of papers in the is to expose the whole body to the direct subject prepared in several of the Govern rays for a short period every day. Thu process of tanning which takes place on int Departments in 1920. These includ ed memoranda by the General Staffs of | hodies unaccustomed to exposure in some the three services, as well as a very com. mamier not yet fully understood, makes lete report prepared in 1990 by the for bodies rich in red blood, and increased Home Parts Hefense Committee on the vitality and resistance to disense. safeguards to be imposed from a defen-

The Press is gratched at the signature,ut as time went on the wxactions were V.C., the newly-appointed Marine A. DC | Asquith. Mr. Lloyd Georg; and Mr. B. belular in the year. And for those who

and sees therein the influence of the It anticipates English working class. that he treaty will result in the re-growth af grönerne relations with Britain and through Britain's, intermediary, with the rest of the world."

THE MEXICAN OUTRAGE. MURDER TRIAL UNSATISFACTORY.

THE GERMAN REPUBLIC. FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRA- TIONS.

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BERLIN, August 10th. Patriotic demonstrations all over the Country were hekl in herour of the th

of the foundation of anniversary

the

Republic.

President Elert, addressing a demon

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Rithe safely dependent on the commence- |(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE.1 Bent of the execution of the Dawes

plan, to which General Sol

originally opposed but knally agreed .

L"Informatia beurs out this winn

At the Chinese Gateral Chamber of Conniere, Shanghai, a meeting was held recently of the National Anti-Narcotic Society, at which it was decided to elect a working committee during the present mouth, for the purpose of canvassing public bodies to jair in the suppression of opium and other drugs. and to engineer the nomination of people's tielegates to the teneva Conference. On August 24th, the Shanghai Anti Sarent a Association will hold a meeting, when all local organizations will be asked to comme affiliated,

Marshal's control, the whole river between this port and Wachos is now free from pirates and that they have been subfected to no inconveniences whatever on the part of the military.

province by re-establishing the Provincial Bank of Kwangsi, but up to the end of the year nothing has been accomplished in this direction.

INCREASE IN BEVENUE

point of view if the tunnel should built, and the considered, opinions of a number of Ministers. Memoranda on the commercial and transport aspects of the scheme were furnished on tas present detasion by the Board of Trade and the Ministry of Transport respectively Finally, the Committee of Chiefs of Staff few days before the main Cón- mitter and furnished a joint report on the military aspects of the problem, They supplemented this report by verbal statements at the meeting. •

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It is essential that the ideal sün-holiday- be spent out of doors. If it be possible to dispense altogether with roofs and walls, and to fall back on the tent, with open sides, so much the better. But in any case every moment spent away from the open air should in regarded as a sin against health

Begin with a short direct" exposure. Increase gradually, but do not overdo it. A common-sense guide is easily obtained). Dizziness then excess. new glowing brash, the right dose of Dr. Sun's clizis,

Along with direct exposure the ideal way of taking the sin cure-combined san

ad

aver Dog should be tried where

hu mphasised the

necessity of complete exposure. During a vixit to Jamaica in investigate the sun. eure, 1 chose a secluded sir, and there, mothernaked, took the sun cure. The results astonished ne There are many spots along our costs where it is still possible to do likewise

Ito the extent which its promoters hope one result would be the gradual disappearance of the cross-Channel steam- ship services. «

As regards relief to unemployment, this

FLOODS STOP TRADE MEXICO CITY, August 10th.

Dading July the district experie.cn Captain Hoonile, representing the.

incessant torrential rains, and at the end British Consul at the preliminary pro- of the month streams had swollen to the dings against Gareis and others sedimensions of rivers, and the river itself henne n raging torrent, overflowing is eased of the sourder of Mrs. Evans, banks and inundating, the country on walked out of the court room, plainly about for hundreds of miles. The whole Settlement was withdmerged to a deph of "dissatisfied with the methods of proce- frog 2 to 4 feet, while the k-hing parts of the city were Honded to a depth of dure, e

from 25 to 30 feet. The normal height of the river at this season of the year is from 1 to 15 feet, but the waters had now reached a height of 52 foot. Immerse destmetion to life and property was raugu by the floudwaters, and the Tressantsugst the poor was, very great. A so as the waters began to subside

During the Brst nine months of the year and the river banks were once more

were instituted all purchases were minds in paper money.

MILITARY OPPORED. visilde, relief measures and rice and other fondstuffs "served out which in Feliruary exchanged at the rate

To those who feel that they are but This the Committee has before them to the poor and destitute, on whose half of 5 paper dollars For 1 dollar small coing subscription lists were circulated and but which steadily and rapidly depre not only the views of their predecessors fifty per cent, efficient; but Efty per cent. geuriously responded to. It was fully ciated imtit by the middle of autumn it but a series of memoranda on the latest happy. I would sast: Remember the * ... month before the Bood waters had finally had fallen, to 129 paper notes to 1 dollar aspects of the project prepared in the forgiving minste and the long winter receded from the more low-lying districts, small coin, when paper then because un-tight of war experience and post-war ahead of us. It is now, or never, for the The comparative obscurity of portions stration at Muenster, declare that only

and another mouth before the silt de negotiable, and subsidiary silver coin conditions. There was therefore no side san. of enguanga issard rly this with the ideal of liberating their brethren poxited had been gathered up and regain became the median of trade. The the question on which the fullest pore

inved. This food was one of the highest new Civil Governor, who arrived in June, ible information, was" not available. morning is dispelled by Le Matin, which in the Rhineland before them could then red. being only exceeded by that hoped to stabilise the currency of the think that most of those present, like my.

undertake the heavy which gurred hiring the summer of

ff. bad approached the subjeet with a eatgurically declares that Ministers have find strength to

1914, when the waters rose to a height of

certain pedisposition in favour of the 5 feet. Daring this period all træde

Channel Tunnel. When the evidene approved of M. Herriot's proposal for burdens of the Dawes plan.

ceased, and launches tied up wherever

chine to be discussed however, it was making the military evacuation of the

aud whenever they could. some having

found that everyone had he"forcal to an opposite, conclusion. The advice Parliamentary Committee estimate that to go a considerable distance inland to get out of the invee of the current.

The geographical position of Nanning, the Staffs of the Admiralty, War Office, on the tunnel itself about 2.300 men would MOORING A DIRIGIBLE.

Cargo-boats, and sampans were reqüis with its only natural trade outlet through and Air Ministry was against the pro-find employment on the English site and a tal number on the French side of tioned by those whose dwellings had been the praviner of Kwingtung, renders it jest. While the scheme offered very

febm military Channel. There would in addition be SUCCESSFEĽUS NAVAL TESTS. submerged, either wholly or partially, and peculiarly liable to be affected by the sight attractions

p? view it W**X* found it consequential employment elsewhere, and were not released by them until their political simation prevailing in that pro-point LAKE HURST (Now Jemy), Aug. 11th. houses had been thoroughly cleaned out | Viner, and attention has, on several deca-involve considerable military disad of the estimates in the memoranda

From the point of view of the Chanel Tunnel Committee was. The dirigible, Shenandunk, completed and driert. Many of the distressed psions duflag the year, heen directed to ventnges. and says that the policy approved by

sants, having lost everything they possess the "projected railway from Yamchow, of security, the Committer of Imperial for an overall figure of 12000 workers in Great Britain and 12,000 in France. the Cabet conforms with that advocatedressal tests with a mooring mast one, lecane rubbers and formed themselves situated a little to the west of Pakhei. Defener do not wish to overstate the risk.

il WALK let out of a big length of line into marauding bands which soon becazeto Nanning with the view of obtaining an but they are advised, as their predeces The Commitive of Imperial Defence were by the Belgians, who favour rapid eva

very serious menace to the more aw-alternative outlet for the produce of this sore were advised, that there is unques. zaimots that the advantages of the cuation as soon as Germany has begun fy which the crow drew the airship, to the | abiding citizens' in the entry.

part of the province, and thereby render tionally an element of danger involved. Channel Tunnel were not commensurate anveying merchandise to inland laersing it free from any dislocation secruing While naval and military opinion in the with the disadvantages from a defence locally to ravage the Dawes plan.

and produce being brought down from the from political disturbances in the Canton past has differed considerably na to the point of view. Further they took the interier were alike attacked and seized delta. A concession for the tailding of extent of this danger, there appears no view that all that has happened in the This newspaper anticipates à redaction

EASTERN CABLE these marauders, whose numbers, in this railway to he eventually sustinard room for doubt that the existence of a last five years in the way of naval, of years as laid down Farlier in the

many cases, are said to have been augr Fuseh ned Yunnanfa to Chungking, tunngi would be bound to add something military, and air development has tended NEWS.

mented by discharged soldiers and by was granted in 1914 to the Banque Indus to the anxieties of those responsible for without exoption, to render the Channel French proposal for evnetation; and adds

deserters. The punitive expeditions sent trielle de Chine, fast beyond a prelimie-national defence, to our commitments and napel a more dangerous experiment. that M. Theunis and." Herrin share

Committee of Imperial Defetice, who ne from time to time to cope with these Pandits appeared to have but little effect.arves nothing seems to have been to our expenditure. And as pointed out That was the animonis opinion of the done. There is not that nine by Sir Henry Camplll-Bannerman in a the view that a Potente with Britain is

and in some instances the soldiers themomecting Sinning with the Gulf of statement of the abject in this House cordingly recommended that at the pre- sent time the Channel Tunnd ought not selves, all of whose pay was largely in Tonkin would very materially enhance in 1007

to be proceeded with, In view of this preferable to the military empation of

Even apposing the military dangers arrears, are reported to have joined with the cammerrini prosperity, of the part of the Ruby.

involved were to be amply guarded the Government had no alternative but the bandits and plained their share of the Vaning, said it is to be hoped that, now

against there would exist throughout 1 acrept the advice of the Committen of loot. However this may he, the situation the matter has again gome under diseni, was one of the utmoet anxiety to ner

the country a feeling of justcurity which Jmperial Thfence

constant demand for in- might lead to

EELKIT COMMITTER MEGGEHTED. chants, and, after many consultations will be found to enrry the

erased expenditure, naval and military, future. This part of the province con-

Sir William Ball: Will, the Prime tween merchants, gratry, and the beal project through in the not too distant

and a continued risk of unrest and Minister at the earliest possible opport military authorities, it was decided to invite Marshal Lu. Yong-ring to metais a great deal of natural wealth which

entikl Pasily he put on the world's mar-1 possibly of alarm which, however un-

founded, would be most injurious innity take the necessary steps to secure the out of his semi-retirement and asse

its effect, whether political or commer-appointment of a Committee of both Houses of Parliament to investigate in [It was reported in yesterday's issue that supreme control of the affairs of the pruets if convenient means of auxers, jo The Marshalaccepted the invita- the sea, free from political disturbances. a number of miners were entrapped in

timit and on the 11th November "arrived could be developed Con is abundant

The Committer were also advised that public this important project, especially and easily procurable, and amongst other

in view of the changed circumstances that, the Iriyana coal mine, in the Fukushima

nt Nanning, where he was met and re-

784333 province, when a gas explosion occurred.

ceived by the Commander-in-Chief and minerals to be found in rominertial if ever the tuund was built Government The mine, which is in the centre of an

other military officers and representa quantities are gold, silver, antimony, ownership would tend to facilitate the have arisen since the Committee over

taking of manzures whether for its seeu-which Lord Lansdowne presided in

(Hear, hear.) important realfiehlts of late been un-

tives of the merchants" arui entry and tungsten, tin, and bismuth.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald I am chity fortunate, this being the third disaster

The gross value of the trade of the rify or destruction.

THE CIVIL ASPECTS. presented with the seal of his new office.

Į:00 glad to cure that this project should in twelve months Twenty miners were killed in an explosion in August, 1923, The effect of the Marshal's re-entry into port was Bk. Tla. 3.749,61, a total which

Having exuined the defener aspects receive the most complete examination, and 13 were burned in a fire in February the active politics of the province was exceeded that of the previous your by

almost inmediately felt. In a very short fik. Tis 2.00.100, but the balance of of the question, the Committee turned to but it would be necessary before an an Jast.]

time the waterways were reared of trade for the year was against the port its civil asports in order to ascertain awer be given that soundings should be whether there were overriding advan taken as to the opinion of the House LIGHTNING STRIKES DYNAMITE, pirates, the varinum commanders along Hk. Ts. 1,709,013.

The total revenue collected during the tages would justify them in advising through the usual channels After that. the river were instructed not to com FATALITY IN PHILIPPINES.

mandeer launches and not to extort leca year 1993 amounted to Hk. T. 94.259. that the military risks should be run has been done, if the question is address from them, and travellers from the inhing an increase over the collection for The Committee were informed that theed to me, I will be very glad to give

n decision upon it.

Mr. McNeill (C; Canterbury)":" terior report that at the end of the year the previous year of Hk. T. 196. construction of the Channel Tunnel would MANILA, August 11th. Lightning struck the Government dyna- there with very much less brigandage than These figures, however, do not Accar-bave but little effect on (b foreign trade

The question of Tas Does the Prime Minister imagine that mite storehouse on Talim Isinud, in there was hefore the Marshal assumed ately represent the revenue importance of of this country. Laguna Bay, thirty miles from Manila, supreme control. Launches which now the port, for under angsten which is senger traffic is alone important, and by a decision of a Select Commitiae of the or Sunday evening..

arrive from Wuchow report that, with the peculiar to this port, a very large pro-it the Channel Tunnel scheme as a com- two Houses can possibly carry the zone In the resulting explosion, two Con- exception of a place called Yongtan, portion of goods destined for Nanning mercial enterprise must; atanil or fall. weight as a decision arrived at by the stabulary guards WOTE killed, and which has not yet been brought under the pays duty at Wuchow, and the amount If, however, the tunnel was completed Committee of Imperial Deleuse (Ba

tous collected is included in the statistien succeeded in attracting passenger traffic cheers.}.

No answer was returned. Iseveral children were wounded:

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THROUGH RETTER'S AGENCY.}.

JAPANESE MINING DISASTER.

ESTIMATED" DEATH ROLI, OF 72.

The evening paper confirm that the

Tokyn, August.th. Fifty-six bodies have so far been re- Cabinet has approved of the policy of withdrawing the French and Belgian covered from the mine. It is estiminted troops. from the Rabr at an early date, that 72 people, were killed. The pine is

stated to be undamaged. provided Germany given Hatisfactory roofs of her intention to fulfil the Dayer. plan. Poincare in a speech to-day in sisted that Germany's word cannot be trusted, and France must remain on her

guard,

BACK TO LONDON,

31. Herriot, General Nollet and M. Clementel have left for London to resume the conference.

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RUSSIA.

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